Becker College Adopts ANGEL LMS to Support and Expand Online Learning Programs
For Immediate Release - Dec. 2, 2008
Indianapolis, Ind. – December 2, 2008 – ANGEL Learning, a leading provider of enterprise eLearning software and services, today announced that Becker College in Massachusetts has adopted the ANGEL Learning Management Suite (LMS) to support its fully online and blended degree completion programs. Becker College is seeing increased faculty adoption rates since its switch from the course management system (CMS) it previously licensed.
Becker College licensed the ANGEL LMS in the spring of 2008, migrated courses from its previous CMS over the summer, and began using ANGEL for all its online course offerings in the fall. “We dove into the deep end with ANGEL,” said John Hallis, chief information officer, Becker College. “With ANGEL we were able to go live immediately out of the box.”
Now that the Becker College ANGEL implementation is well underway, Hallis identified benefits of the college’s ANGEL LMS adoption from both educational and technical perspectives. “The look and feel of the ANGEL interface, ease of use for students, and ANGEL’s comprehensive functionality” are reasons Hallis said the majority of Becker College faculty are happy with the college’s ANGEL adoption.
From a technical perspective and the registrar point of view, Hallis identified the ability the ANGEL Extended Enterprise Integration (XEI) software framework provides to keep course rosters in sync with the college’s Datatel student information system as a positive aspect of the college’s switch to the ANGEL LMS. “ANGEL XEI automates our ability to drop and add students from course rosters,” Hallis reported. “With our previous system there was no way to automate student drops and adds, and faculty rosters weren’t always up-to-date.”
“ANGEL Learning is dedicated to developing products that provide a superior instructional experience both in the classroom and behind the scene,” said Christopher Clapp, president and CEO, ANGEL Learning. “It’s gratifying that Becker College is so quickly realizing benefits that impact that experience with its ANGEL adoption. ANGEL Learning is pleased to welcome Becker College to the ANGEL community, and we look forward to working with them as their online learning programs grow.”
Fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc. (NEASC), Becker College offers 23 concentrations from among 9 bachelor degree and 7 associate degree level programs, as well as a variety of adult learning options on its Leicester and Worchester campuses and in an online environment. Becker College online degree completion programs are designed to deliver a high-quality learning experience. Online classes are taught by the same instructors using the same curriculum as their on-campus counterparts. Each course incorporates a unique mix of readings, group discussions, guest speakers, internet resources, and individual projects. This methodology addresses the diverse learning styles students bring to the programs in a flexible environment that allows students to work independently at home, in the office, or in many other locations.
About ANGEL Learning
ANGEL Learning, Inc. develops and markets enterprise elearning software. Our flagship products are the ANGEL Learning Management Suite and the ANGEL ePortfolio system. Our products have been honed by use – with millions of students and instructors served from K to corporate. We enjoy a reputation for creating products with exceptional ease of use, excellent vision into learner progress and for keeping our commitments. The ANGEL LMS won the Software & Information Industry Association CODiE award for Best Postsecondary Course Management Solution in both 2006 and 2007 and is the only product to win the award two years in a row. ANGEL Learning won the 2008 Parature Legend Makers Award for “customer service and support excellence.” Educators ranked ANGEL first in customer satisfaction in the IMS GLC Learn-Sat awards. ANGEL world headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana. To learn more about the ANGEL difference, visit us at www.angellearning.com.
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